September 2024 Meeting Notes

Tuesday, September 10, 2024 - 2:00PM

Shared Governance Board update

  • Subdomain requests reviewed
  • Started a discussion regarding use of AI in creation of text / images and representation of the university
  • Reminder: Sites not switched over to D10 by December 12 will automatically have their subdomains pointed to their new sites starting on that date
  • Reminder: Voted and unanimously approved Shutdown date of Drupal 7 on Thursday, December 19 at 10 a.m.

Transition Report

  • Sept 3: Deadline for all D7 sites to create new site in Next-Gen Cos
  • Sept 10: Report distributed via The Cache and at WDN Meeting of all remaining D7 sites for which no D10 site has been created
  • Sept 17: Sites without new sites or plan in D7 will be moved to maintenance mode
  • December 12: Deadline to switch new site live in D10
  • December 19: Shutdown of all D7 sites at 10 a.m.
  • List of sites to be taken offline on September 17 (please contact us if you have plans for one of the sites on this list)
  • 171 sites have gone live, 638 sites created in D10, 384 sitex in D7 in maintenance mode, 23 D7 sites permanently deleted

Slacktivity

  • How to get your photo in Directory? If you're logged in in directory, your photo will have a little settings icon to click. There is also a link in the footer to
  • Reminder: CMS Documentation
  • Reminder: If you have a question in Slack, please include a link to your site if possible, to help with troubleshooting/discussion

WebAudit Metrics

Framework updates - 5.3.52 - deploying tomorrow afternoon Wednesday, September 11

  • Revert local navigation column widths to 1ft (instead of auto)
  • Fix absolute paths and copy DCF files to wdn/templates_5.3

Analytics Reports

  • If you're interested in a Google Looker Studio Report (general site overview of your site), contact Ryan Dee

Public Information Apps Updates

  • Maps: Parking and buildings have been updated
  • Webaudit: Updated Axe Accessibility metric

Next-Gen CMS updates

  • For emphasis, your site needs to be live by December 12, 2024

Reminder: Next-Gen CMS - D7 is shutting down Dec. 19, 2024 at 10 a.m., sites should be flipped to D10 by December 12 to allow clear path for shutting down